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Construction Attorneys in Santa Cruz County, California

Looking for a construction attorney near you in Santa Cruz County? Explore the county record for construction attorneys on the State Bar of California's official roll and review each profile for yourself.

A Monterey Bay county pairing the university town of Santa Cruz with the Pajaro Valley's agriculture; the main courthouse sits in Santa Cruz, with a Watsonville branch serving the south county. Venue for most construction matters arising in the county lies with the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz, seated at Santa Cruz.

The law also keeps time: mechanics liens: record within 90 days of completion (60/30 days after a notice of completion) under Cal. Civ. Code § 8412. Suit to foreclose the lien must follow within 90 days of recording (Cal. Civ. Code § 8460). Defect claims run four years for patent defects (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337.1) and ten for latent (§ 337.15). The plaque below carries the citation; the roster that follows carries the rest.

This page is the Santa Cruz County chapter of the registry's statewide record · Construction Lawyers in California collects all 58 counties.

The clock & the court

Statute of limitations

Mechanics liens: record within 90 days of completion (60/30 days after a notice of completion).

Cal. Civ. Code § 8412

Suit to foreclose the lien must follow within 90 days of recording (Cal. Civ. Code § 8460). Defect claims run four years for patent defects (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337.1) and ten for latent (§ 337.15).

Court of record

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz.

County seat: Santa Cruz

Courthouse at the county seat: Santa Cruz Courthouse, 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Help with forms without a lawyer: the court's self-help center (source: The court's official website, read 2026-09-27).

Official court information, locations, and filing rules: www.santacruz.courts.ca.gov

Construction · Santa Cruz County roster

23 attorneys on the official State Bar of California roll list construction among their practice areas with an address of record in Santa Cruz County.

21 of them hold an active licence; the remainder are recorded as inactive and are not currently eligible to practise.

The roster concentrates in Santa Cruz (12), Aptos (3), Scotts Valley (3) and Watsonville (3).

Admission years on this roster run from 1980 to 2019.

The employers most represented here are Graniterock (2).

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Construction matters in Santa Cruz County

The matters this field covers, as Californians search for them. Each attorney's own profile states which of these they take.

  • construction defects
  • mechanics liens and stop notices
  • contractor payment disputes
  • unlicensed contractor claims
  • delay and change order disputes
  • home improvement contract disputes
  • construction site injuries
  • CSLB licensing complaints
  • subcontractor disputes
  • bond claims

From the answer files

What are the mechanics lien deadlines in California?Cal. Civ. Code § 8412Can an unlicensed contractor collect payment in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7031How much does a construction attorney cost in California?Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6148

Related counsel in Santa Cruz County

Real Estate Attorneys in Santa Cruz CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338(b)Business Lawyers in Santa Cruz CountyCal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337Insurance Attorneys in Santa Cruz CountyCal. Ins. Code § 2071All practice areas in Santa Cruz CountyCounty record

Construction in nearby counties

Construction in San Mateo County79 attorneysConstruction in Santa Clara County161 attorneysConstruction in San Benito County1 attorneysConstruction in Monterey County28 attorneysConstruction Lawyers in CaliforniaStatewide record

Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 8412 · State Bar of California licensee records · Checked: · Maintained by the California Attorney Registry from official State Bar of California records. Legal information, not legal advice.

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